Daily Archives: January 23, 2011

Weekend link dump for January 23

Posted on January 23, 2011 by Charles Kuffner

You can’t stop Hammertime. You can only hope to contain it. The Perry Spiral, on the other hand, you can hope to stop. Would you like a nice Chianti with your superconductor? Yahoo! says Flickr is doing fine. I sure … Continue reading →

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Harris County starts firing people

Posted on January 23, 2011 by Charles Kuffner

So it begins. County government layoffs have begun as Harris County seeks to trim its $1.3 billion budget for the fiscal year that begins on March 1. Last week, the Architecture and Engineering Department notified 14 employees that they would … Continue reading →

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Amazon sues Texas

Posted on January 23, 2011 by Charles Kuffner

Game on. Four months after Texas officials told Amazon.com Inc. that it owes $269 million in uncollected sales taxes, the online retail giant has filed a lawsuit demanding that the comptroller’s office release the audit information it used in arriving … Continue reading →

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Appeals court upholds UT’s admissions policy

Posted on January 23, 2011 by Charles Kuffner

Good. In 1996, a federal appeals court effectively banned affirmative action in admissions at the University of Texas in a case known as Hopwood. On Tuesday, the same court reversed course, ruling that the university’s consideration of race and ethnicity … Continue reading →

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County asks about exemption from drainage fee

Posted on January 23, 2011 by Charles Kuffner

Interesting. County Treasurer Orlando Sanchez has asked County Attorney Vince Ryan for an opinion on whether the county has to pay the city of Houston’s new drainage fee. Sanchez already has his own opinion. “You’re getting a government, the city of Houston, … Continue reading →

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